What Does the Bible Say About Tree Roots?

Psalm 1:1-3 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

Isaiah 61:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

To grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” And Jesus answered them, “See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. ...

2 Peter 3:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Colossians 1:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Matthew 7:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

Daniel 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

Psalm 119:105 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Psalm 11:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. Of David. In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain, for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence. ...

Psalm 2:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.

Job 31:39 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last,

Job 31:32 ESV / 2 helpful votes

(the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler),

Job 31:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,

Job 31:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If his body has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Job 31:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

(for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow),

Job 31:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high? Is not calamity for the unrighteous, and disaster for the workers of iniquity? Does not he see my ways and number all my steps? “If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit; ...

Job 30:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.

Job 30:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“But now they laugh at me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock. What could I gain from the strength of their hands, men whose vigor is gone? Through want and hard hunger they gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation; they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food. They are driven out from human company; they shout after them as after a thief. ...

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

James 2:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Romans 12:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Romans 8:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

Romans 5:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Acts 13:33 ESV / 1 helpful vote

This he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’

Acts 4:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 20:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

34 Bible Verses about Tree Roots

Psalm 1:1-3 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Jeremiah 17:7-8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Isaiah 61:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 1:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 7:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Daniel 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 119:105 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 11:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 2:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:39 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:32 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 30:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 30:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

James 2:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 12:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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Romans 5:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 13:33 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 4:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 20:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Tree Roots

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Psalm 1:1-3 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Jeremiah 17:7-8 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Isaiah 61:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 24:1-51 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 1:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 7:1-2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Daniel 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 119:105 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 11:1-7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 2:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:39 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:32 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 31:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 30:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 30:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

James 2:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 12:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 8:2 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 5:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 13:33 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 4:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 20:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote